Trip Report Livin' La Vida Local

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

For those of you that have been following my adventures for awhile now, welcome back! šŸ˜Š For those of you that are just joining my adventures, I'll do some quick introductions before we jump on in!

I'm Brittany and this is my prince, Dylan. ā¤ļø We are from Pennsylvania and got engaged at MK a little over a year ago. We took a page from Walt's book shortly thereafter and chased our dreams, leading us to central Florida. I teach 1st grade and Dylan works at the Magnolia/Palm (Disney) golf courses located across from the Poly and Grand Floridian. After living in FL for a full year now, we are 100% certain that we won't be moving back to PA. We are Floridians through and through and can't imagine living our crazy life together anywhere else. ā˜ŗļø
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You'll see lots of faces in my report (including some of yours!), but this is the one you'll see most often. šŸ˜‰ This is my very best Disney friend, Brooke (@wishes2013)! We met through this site and were brought together when we realized that we would both be teaching 1st grade at the same school. I'm not exaggerating when I say that you can either find us at school or Disney... we're together more often than we're not. šŸ˜‹
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You can find the ongoing trip report that chronicles our first year living in FL and being passholders here. šŸ˜Š This report will serve as more of a "highlight reel," rather than detailing every moment of every trip we take to the parks. But fear not, there will still be lots of report to read! If you're looking for your Disney fix or a way to chase those Disney blues away, you can most certainly find it here. šŸ¤—

To all who come to this happy place, welcome!
 
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blreinsel

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The margarita looked pretty at least. šŸ˜

It was beautiful! I did enjoy it for the most part, but it was a bit strong!

That's the perfect way to put it! More like a smoothie. They should definitely not be calling it a slushy!

Agreed! I feel like thatā€™s probably why it has gotten some not great reviews.. people are expecting something way different than what they get. šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø

Love your dancing photo with Daisy!!

Thank you! Weā€™ve gotten some pretty great shots during dance offs. šŸ˜‹

I see this is listed as a ā€œlimited offeringā€ on Aloha Isleā€™s online menu. Anyone know how long it will be available?
I heard a rumor two days ago that it's already off the menu. Not sure how true that is.
Itā€™s off the menu already. My guess is that it lost its appeal once reviews started coming out because it wasnā€™t anything special. They better not get rid of the Lost Princess one or theyā€™ll be hearing from me. šŸ˜‰
 

drcasey

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SO jealous of all your adventures! I just moved about an hour from Disney for my residency about 9 months ago but havenā€™t been down there very much because none of my friends are Disney freaks like me :arghh:
 

blreinsel

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Do you remember where in HS you got the brownie sundae? Looks amazing!

Itā€™s from Hollywood Scoops on Sunset Blvd. Right on the corner where you would turn left to go to RnRC. šŸ˜Š

SO jealous of all your adventures! I just moved about an hour from Disney for my residency about 9 months ago but havenā€™t been down there very much because none of my friends are Disney freaks like me :arghh:
Solo trips are the best! šŸ˜‰
 

Songbird76

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Love it all! I also had to read all the questions on the Disney Love Song list....who needs the answer list on the side? But, I have to say when you wish upon a star isn't really a love song, but it is iconic Disney, so we'll let it slide. ;)
 

blreinsel

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Definitely a lot of creativity went into your bridal shower. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us šŸ˜€
Love it all! I also had to read all the questions on the Disney Love Song list....who needs the answer list on the side? But, I have to say when you wish upon a star isn't really a love song, but it is iconic Disney, so we'll let it slide. ;)
So cute! It took me a second look to figure out what the fruit tray was supposed to be...:joyfull:
Love your bridal shower pictures and you looked absolutely beautiful!
I love your dress!

Thank you!! ā¤ā¤ā¤
 

blreinsel

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Friday, April 5

On trips in the past, I had gotten postcards signed by characters and then mailed them to my niece and nephews from Main Street. So when we got engaged, I knew that there was only one place for my wedding invitations to be mailed from. šŸ˜

Brooke and I started at guest relations where I asked if I could get my invitations stamped so they said that they had come from Magic Kingdom. The CM who assisted us was named Biff and she was amazing! She went on and on about how cool it was and how she had never had anybody do that before. She gave us two stamps and an ink pad and set us up off to the side of the main desk area. We began stamping the stacks of invitations and soon, Biff was back with a third stamp and asked for a pile of envelopes to help us. šŸ¤— She was so sweet and friendly and I was grateful for her willingness to help put!

Hereā€™s a picture of what was stamped on the back of each of my invitations. šŸ˜Š
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We finished up and headed out to Main Street to put them into a mailbox.
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Our main task for the evening taken care of, we continued on to find some dinner. Brooke and I rarely venture away front Friarā€™s Nook, and tonight was no different. Typically the mac and cheese comes with tots rather than the fries, but they were out of tots. Itā€™s essentially the same thing, but I do prefer the tots. šŸ™ƒ
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The last thing I have a picture of from this night is dessert... The Lost Princess cone šŸ‘øšŸ»
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This is the lemon flavored one and it is INCREDIBLE. I canā€™t recommend it enough.. definitely my favorite of the three cones. šŸ˜
 

blreinsel

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Wednesday, April 10

Garden Grill has quickly become one of my favorite restaurants on property. The food is good, but I mostly go for the character interactions. šŸ˜

Letā€™s talk about the food first... they replaced the sausage with steak and it was SO GOOD. I really donā€™t care for the sausage, so I hope this is a permanent change.
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And now, the reason we go to GG. šŸ˜¬
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One of my other friends made our shirts, specially for our trips to GG. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜šŸæ
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blreinsel

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Wednesday, April 10 cont.

We asked Chip if we could break the rules and get a picture with both of them together since we wore our special shirts, and he ā€œsnuck usā€ to the back part of the restaurant away from the other tables, snagging Dale along the way. We were ecstatic. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜ā¤ļø
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PURE. JOY.
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We absolutely love Chip and Dale. We had a great time with them at dinner, especially Chip who was extra mischievous that night. šŸ˜Š We will continue to eat at GG, if for no other reason but these boys!

We took a stroll around WS, stopping for a Violet Lemonade on the way. šŸ˜
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We enjoyed our drinks as we made our way toward the exit.
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blreinsel

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Thursday, April 11

It was close to our block out dates, so we were squeezing as much park time into our schedules as possible! šŸ™ƒ
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Naturally, FotLK was on the agenda. It was this night that we learned that Simba interacts with the performers during the show and with guests as they exit. He responded to different things that the stilt walkers did, and then as people stopped to take pictures of him, he would lower his head and smile! At first we thought it was a fluke, but we stood there and watched for several minutes and every time somebody stood in front of him and held up their camera/phone, he would do it! I had a heck of a time catching him without it being blurry, but I swear itā€™s true! Lol
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We ventured toward Everest to get a drink we both had been wanting to try.. the Khumbu Icefall (raspberry and coconut slushee with guava rum). It was delicious!
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I think we may have also visited Mickey and Minnie at some point, but I donā€™t have those pictures downloaded to my phone.

The last thing on our agenda for the night was Navi River Journey!
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blreinsel

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Sunday, April 21

Brooke and I (along with some of her other friends) had Easter lunch reservations at GF Cafe. We arrived early so took the time to walk around and look at the Easter egg display. Here are some of my favorites! šŸ¤—
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The detail on this one was incredible.
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This one was super creative! It included a nod to each of the princesses. šŸ‘øšŸ»
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My absolute favorite, obviously. šŸ˜‰
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blreinsel

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Sunday, April 21 cont.

They were running a little behind schedule, so we stood in the lobby and chatted until we were called back. They had this flavored lemonade there for guests to drink, but it wasnā€™t that great. We also cracked up at the term ā€œblunch.ā€ I think the word youā€™re looking for is ā€œbrunch.ā€ Leave it to Disney.. they canā€™t just go with the norm. šŸ˜‹
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We were eventually seated and had a lovely meal. Everybody enjoyed their food! I had the Cafe Sandwich and a Tropical Splash to drink.
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This is another restaurant that I just canā€™t stop going to.. itā€™s consistently good every time I go. Iā€™ve now done all 3 meals here, and not one of them has been even slightly subpar!
 
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